The Müller Group, a supplier of packaging, product handling, and cleaning systems mainly for pharmaceutical production, announced that it has appointed Dr Christian Heuer as new chief operating officer of Müller AG Cleaning Solutions. Long-standing managing director, Ruedi Peterhans, will focus on marketing and sales.

Heuer will be responsible for further developing the Systems/Handling/Cleaning business unit for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industry. With a chemical engineering doctorate from the Technical University of Berlin, Heuer brings on board his long-term international experience in the pharmaceutical market, particularly in cleaning and sterilization technology. He was previously responsible for global sales and marketing at the Belimed Group.